Police dismiss officer over Kolade Johnson killing

The police officer who allegedly killed Kolade Johnson, a soccer fan, in Lagos on March 31, has been dismissed by the Nigeria Police Force. Disclosing this, Lagos Police Command Spokesman, Bala Elkana, said the judgment was served in an orderly room trial by the Command. He said: “The two police officers, alleged to have been […]

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Onnoghen ‘resigns’ over graft charges

Less than two months after he was charged with non-declaration of assets that government critics said was politically motivated, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has resigned, his lawyer said on Friday, His lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo, told AFP, without giving further details: “Yes, he resigned yesterday.” President Muhammadu Buhari suspended Onnoghen just weeks before […]

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APC clears Akeredolu over Buhari’s electoral loss in Ondo, lashes Olanusi

By Banji Ayoola The Ondo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has exonerated the state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, from blame over the defeat suffered in the state by its candidate in the last presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari. It made the defence in a statement by its state Director, Media and […]

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Planned Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology will drive Nigeria’s economy – Ogunduyile

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has announced the plan by his administration to rename the Ondo State University of Science and Technology, OSUSTECH, after its founder and former Governor of the state, late Dr. Olusegun Agagu. In this interview, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Sunday Roberts Ogunduyile, spoke […]

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8th Nigerian executed in Saudi Arabia: FG kicks

20 other Nigerians on death row, another 12 sentenced The Federal Government on Tuesday faulted the execution of a Nigerian woman on Monday by Saudi Arabia authorities for alleged drug related offenses. The Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry said that two Pakistani men, a Yemeni man and a Nigerian woman were executed on Monday for drug […]

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Importance of media relations for PR professionals

By Afolabi Akinkuehin Media is the bread and butter of a PR agency, therefore, it is of utmost importance to PR professionals to maintain good and healthy relations with their media contacts. To get their clients’ coverage done, be it in print, online or electronic media, it is the journalists in various media houses that […]

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Lagos Police Boss Names Kolade Johnson’s Suspected Killers, Visits Family

Lagos State Police boss, Mr Zubairu Muazu, has reportedly paid a condolence visit to the family of Kolade Johnson, a soccer fan who was allegedly shot dead by men of the Anti-Cultism Squad on March 31. Johnson, a chef, the only child of his parents and a father of one, was allegedly killed on March 31 […]

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